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Full-time (37 hours), 18-month fixed-term contract.

33 days’ annual leave (additional to Bank Holidays)

Flexible and Hybrid working opportunities.

If you’re an experienced finance leader ready to shape and modernise services at scale, this is a unique opportunity to take ownership of Somerset Council’s transactional finance and financial systems. You’ll lead critical services such as payments, income, and debt recovery, ensuring they operate efficiently and compliantly while supporting essential services across our communities.

This role offers the chance to drive meaningful transformation, leading the adoption of new technologies, AI, and automation while influencing how financial services are delivered across the organisation. You’ll play a key role in strengthening financial resilience, improving performance, and embedding innovative, future-focused ways of working across a large and complex cou...